MOBILE, Alabama -- After alerting motorists to avoid an oil spill on the Interstate 65 Service Road North area near Moffett Road, officials now report that the road is open to traffic.

Steve Huffman, spokesman with the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department, said that the oil spill that occurred just after 3:30 p.m. today was smaller than first believed. About 5 gallons of oil was spilled on the roadway and covered with sand by emergency responders, Huffman said around 4:30 p.m. A hazardous materials team responded to the scene.

Huffman had said at the time of the report that the road will "probably be blocked" as crews attend to what is being described as a "large oil spill." The nature and origin of the spill remains unknown at this time.